PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Olivier Madiba recalls playing games on warm sunny afternoons at his grandmother’s home with a spark in his eyes. It was during those moments, captivated by the epic boss fights and voice acting in Final Fantasy 7, that Madiba’s deep love for video games was ignited. These are some of his fondest childhood memories.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The social gaming trend is taking mobile games by storm and so the quest to innovate social elements intensifies. Even the single-player casual genres have seen a shift towards more communal gaming in 2021 and it’s expected to tackle the revenue conundrum as well.

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The Bottom Feeder

JUNE 29, 2022

There are a million of these, and all of them do everything they can to make you play a different game. So just for fun, I decided to fire up my phone and try a bunch of mobile games, to find out how weird things have gotten with them. I started out with a game my kids used to play, Dragon Story. Weirdly cheap.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the second edition of The Alumni Effect, we’re focusing on another industry powerhouse: Activision Blizzard, which also includes the mobile gaming giant King. Out of the 28 companies that raised funding: — 17 making PC&сonsole games, of which six are also developing for mobile platforms. —

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In-game businesses can be built and sold. Players move between fantasy worlds, from medieval to cyberpunk. The game will filter out weapons and powers that are inappropriate to particular eras. Fluid importing According to the company, the game “is governed by its users. .”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 23, 2024

Artistically speaking, we managed to re-create a believable world which makes you ‘feel’ Italy while having a healthy amount of fantasy to it. Overall I would say I’m proud of how we managed to make the game more accessible while retaining the challenge for the most hardcore players.”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2024

Artistically speaking, we managed to re-create a believable world which makes you ‘feel’ Italy while having a healthy amount of fantasy to it. Overall I would say I’m proud of how we managed to make the game more accessible while retaining the challenge for the most hardcore players.”

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. It will be interesting to see how the game performs when it’s released globally as Eggy Go. iOS downloads for Stumble Guys.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 30, 2024

If we're building a casual mobile game where we expect our representative player is new to games and lacks the context needed to play, we'll need to spend more effort to teach them that context. It is unlikely we will need to teach them the very basics like how to move about the map and aim or what strafing is.

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Jesper Juul

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Gamification of Gambling: A case study of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. This study looks at the case of the mobile, loot box-focused game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius to better understand how and why gamers spend real-world money on in-game purchases. by Gregory P.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

Japanese games are often associated with storytelling, character design, and anime-style aesthetics, while Western games are known for their focus on gameplay mechanics and immersive open-world environments. One factor that has contributed to the changing landscape of the Japanese gaming industry is the rise of mobile gaming.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

And Many More… There are so many more seemingly profitable hits — Rocky Rabbit (a PvP battle sim), Fanton Fantasy Football (a soccer/football idle sim), Farm Frens (an idle farming game), MemeFi Club with its clans and raids, the 18+ “dating” and clicker game Pocket Waifu , not to mention thousands of others slowly rising through the charts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

People usually start talking about triple-A games as examples. For example, games like the Final Fantasy series, where you can still be completing the tutorial even 10 hours into the game. But for the vast majority of mobile games, this approach will not work. And I'll tell you why. And I'll tell you why.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

PSP was home to some of the most technically advanced game development on a handheld in its time. Games like God of War: Chains of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions broke new ground. What were some of the most popular games on the PSP?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

INDUSTRY The 50 best video games of 2022 GameRefinery’s November 2022 report delves into the state of the mobile market Battle passes are everywhere – but few of them are good | Opinion Marvel Snap snags Mobile Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022 Data.ai: Mobile gaming starts to wane after pandemic spike Genshin Impact earned $3.7B

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Microsoft revealed that it saw PC Game Pass subscriptions increase by 159 percent year over year and that more than 20 million people have streamed games on Xbox Cloud Gaming, up from 10 million earlier this year. PC looks like an obvious growth area for Microsoft.

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Game Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Knights of Cathena is a turn-based free-to-play strategy mobile game with Web3 capabilities. Players earn cryptocurrency by playing and winning PvP games, but there is no initial buy-in. According to publisher fivefingergames’ CEO Lukas Anetsberger: “The game is a seamless blend between Web2 and Web3.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world.

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Game Errors

APRIL 26, 2023

Far Cry is just famous for the fact that each new game is something very different from the previous ones. The spin-offs that came out in the 10s were crazy – players traveled from a retro fantasy world to the Stone Age and from there to the post-apocalypse.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

While the zoo theme was on the money just a few years ago, with the rise of the animal rights movement, building a prison for animals is arguably not something the majority of their target audience fantasies. The game itself though is extremely well made. Action Puzzle and Other Puzzle are home to a ragtag bunch of games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

As the mobile market grew, Supercell grew faster and was able to ship one billion dollar game after another with tiny teams. Top-grossing mobile games are ever-bigger with constantly improving production values and unrivaled live services making the games feel fresh every day. Helsinki Here’s a caveat though.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Software used by professional 3D animators: Maya 3D Studio Max After Effects MotionBuilder Mudbox Premier Cinema 4D LightWave Real-time engine (such as Unreal or Unity) 3D animation jobs in the industry 3D animators can work on live-action projects (VFX), fully animated projects, virtual production, and video games (all platforms).

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Game Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

The number of people paying to play games will grow by more than 7.3% Mobile gaming is dominant across the world, with an expectation of 2.8 Mobile struggles However, mobile gaming continues to struggle with the fallout from Apple and Google’s policies that are making user-acquisition more expensive, and more challenging.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 19, 2022

INDUSTRY EU Commission argues against FTC lawsuit to halt Activision-Blizzard deal Loot Box State of Play 2022 : Regulatory and Policy Research Developments Win the Launch: How Google is helping game developers successfully launch their games Apple prepares to allow alternative app stores in the EU 2022 Pocket Gamer Awards finish the year in style.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 23, 2020

New 4X games scale up to the top of the sub-genre reaching multi-hundred million run-rate without heavily cannibalising existing top games. All top five games are also diversified for different audiences, ranging from realistic mafia themes to stylised fantasy themes. New Kings Arise.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We're talking about massive layoffs across the tech industry and gaming in particular, new mobile game studios from NetEase and Nintendo, Playtika's latest earnings report, the dramatic and sudden collapse of FTX and the ongoing creator royalty debate going on in the world of NFTs. ? million despite lowest quarter since 2020 ?

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for some entertainment or a dedicated hardcore game enthusiast, today, we have curated a list of the best high-graphics games for Android just for you. Let’s explore the Top 10 Mobile Game Development without wasting your precious time! So, are you excited to take a look?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

Moreover, different thematics appeal to different people – mobile games will relaunch the same game with a reskin (ex: change the dragons to fairies ), to attempt to appeal to a broader audience. Power-based matchmaking is also a common option in games with vertical progression. The same applies to markets.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 27, 2022

While these are not directly gaming-related news, both Meta and FTX were significant players in the gaming ecosystem. Meta’s venture into the metaverse coincided with Apple’s privacy changes and resulted in the loss of the platform as the number one ad channel for mobile games.

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

I would have played it sooner, but I was on this huge Final Fantasy kick (which is still ongoing, to be honest). It stands in stark contrast to 1995’s Final Fantasy V, where it’s extremely exciting to play around with the classes. If they do all of that, I’d be pretty excited about playing the next game in the series.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

The game development industry is booming, and it’s impossible not to notice how quickly it’s expanding. Thanks to groundbreaking technology advancements, developers can now take advantage of cutting-edge software and game engines which enable them to create fantasy worlds in video games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. This is because we don’t want to reduce the actionability of the data with games that succeed massively in what can be described as closed domestic markets. A true masterpiece of an ad rivaling launch trailers from AAA games. Access all previous predictions here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Mastery-Achievement motivations, driven by strategy and progression - these folks play games like AFK Arena, Magic, and Hearthstone, and are the most likely folks to enjoy Legends of Runeterra. Creativity-Immersion motivations, driven by discovery, story, and fantasy - these folks enjoy games like Love Nikki and Minecraft.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

With its concerted marketing efforts and feature spots from the App Stores, Dislyte has crafted a great image as a high-quality, well-polished mobile game. Epilogue Should a game be centered around its gameplay or its theme? Different game developers might have different opinions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

Prior to Knock Knock, Andrew was Head of Business Operations at TinyCo where he built, launched, and operated games like Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, MARVEL Avengers Academy, and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Beyond study and instrumentation, there is instinct.” - Annorax* Creating a new F2P mobile game is riskier than it’s ever been.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 13, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. All active Netflix subscribers get access to a library of N free mobile games. Why pay $17.99? Revenue Play?

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